THE BIGGEST UPSET IN NBA HISTORY

Holy hell, it actually happened. Baron Davis scored 20 points, grabbed 10 boards, and added 6 assists on a gimpy hamstring, and Stephen Jackson hit just about everything from the field in scoring 33 points, but that hardly begins to describe the furious flurry of basketball the Warriors ran around the Mavs last night in winning the first-round series. I'm at a loss for words, so I turn to FreeDarko, which has a way with them:

The Warriors took this one fair, square, and definitively, with Dallas floundering so often that it couldn't have been a function of weakness or rust. That could explain spells, but the tenor of this series was one team dominating another with a few pastures of relief. Sports fans, this is what happens when the league's best team is rendered helpless, when all its shiny devices and weathered hooks clank about aimlessly.

Golden State toppled the best team in the league, one built to do absolutely everything right, by throwing everything out the window. It almost doesn't make sense to talk basketball theory in reference to their style, since it's operating on a level that a total novice gets as well as you or I. In fact, it's so simple and naive, it's almost revolutionary… Nellie is able to play a bunch of crazed nether-ballers at the same time because he's convinced them to marry heaven and hell, to break down these walls that guide this day and age's basketball. It's hustle with a cocksure attitude, and brazen demonstration with the added credibility of hard work.

Congratulations, Golden State. We'll see you in the second round — and I don't envy whoever wins Game 7 of the Rockets-Jazz series.

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I had the weirdest dream: The Warriors defeated the team with the league’s best record and probable MVP behind the steady play of Stephen Jackson, their cool headed, playoff tested veteran leader.

I need to lay off the booze.

By: TEXAS

05.04.2007 @ 9:49 AM

All of Texas is in mourning. Not really, we still got the Spurs and Rockets to cheer for!

By: ClownMode

05.04.2007 @ 9:55 AM

Barron Davis FUCKS WITH TEXAS

By: Other_Dave

05.04.2007 @ 9:58 AM

God Bless the Golden State Warriors and no one else.

By: hodgedup

05.04.2007 @ 10:11 AM

Dirk is not a franchise player. He has no heart and doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t play well when itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s all on the line. I mean he didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t even score in double digits, his defense is horrible, he doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t lead the team, and you could just tell he didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t want the ball.

Golden State is just fun to watch.

By: mikeski

05.04.2007 @ 10:24 AM

From left:

Yes (blue tank top)…

(scans rest of picture) no.

By: Chance

05.04.2007 @ 10:33 AM

Golden state won?

By: Jack

05.04.2007 @ 10:46 AM

easiest.money.ever.

By: Mike01

05.04.2007 @ 10:54 AM

Good stuff.

By: manchoi44

05.04.2007 @ 11:22 AM

Golden State really impressed me in Game 5 (even though they ran out of gas towards the end)… I totally concur with the statement that these guys are for real.

By: Burt Destruction

05.04.2007 @ 11:54 AM

King Leonidas and Action Jackson. Pretty sweet.

By: hardawayhatesyou

05.04.2007 @ 12:48 PM

What a great series. Games 3 thru 6 were absolutely awesome. Although my Bulls are still alive, Im definitely on the Warrior bandwagon. Run TMC, bitches.

By: philthyphil

05.04.2007 @ 1:03 PM

its so disappointing that a player like dirk is gonna be the mvp. if you replace dirk with another solid forward the mavs are still the exact same team and if the guy you replace him with plays better d the mavs could be even better (a brand/garnett type player would be walking away with the mvp if they were in dirk’s shoes). seriously, if a team focused their d around doubling nash or duncan, do you think that either of them would still have zero impact on the game like dirk did? definitely not cause they are more than just a tall guy who can shoot well and the mvp this season should be one of them. dirk was never the best player this year, he was just on a well-coached team… regular season well-coached that is.

By: jpanther

05.04.2007 @ 1:12 PM

yeah, blue tank top was all over the tv last night.. begging me to give it to her

By: hardawayhatesyou

05.04.2007 @ 1:32 PM

jpanther, i think the chick next to her was pretty hot too.

By: BigPhil

05.04.2007 @ 2:58 PM

I’m glad Golden State beat the shit out of Dallas. They might win this next round also because the Jazz and Rockets are mediocre at best. Should be entertaining to watch them play some more.